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It is the most interesting Gahan's song for me. In 2003 it became a B-side to "Dirty 
sticky floors" single. I advice you to play it by barre chords :)
Tunning: DGCFAD
Tempo: 100
Intro:
G D
You Dgive me untold riches to which I hatched a plan
  GI drink myself to death Djust because I can
DGave me many choices I didn't understand
  GCrawled across the floor I kDnew I couldn't stand
Chorus:
  C    GI can't Dlie to myself this way
  C    GI have to Dstand up and walk away
  C    GI can't Dlie to myself this way
  C    GI have to sDtand up and walk away
SFtand up G×D3
SFtand up GaDnd walk
AGway...D  
Hard to watch you suffer, so hard to feel the pain
But you're wrapped so tight in your one block world
Too scared to make the change
Ask yourself this question while you're playing with your gun
Is your finger shaking on the trigger, are you really having fun?
Chorus:
I can't lie to myself today
I have to stand up and walk away
I can't lie to myself this way
I have to stand up and walk away
Stand up ×3
Stand up and walk
Away
Bridge:
G D
Stop Ctalking
Try Dlistening
  CTo what I'm trying to Dsay
If you're Cwalking
You're bDreathing
  CMaybe you can make a Dchange
You give me untold riches to which I hatched a plan
I drink myself to death just because I can
Now I'm judge and jury. Are you having so much fun
Sitting up there on your throne? I've only just begun
Chorus:
I can't lie to myself this way
I have to stand up and walk away
I can't lie to myself today
I have to stand up and walk away
Stand up ×3
Stand up and walk
Away

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Stand Up

by Dave Gahan

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It is the most interesting Gahan's song for me. In 2003 it became a B-side to "Dirty

sticky floors" single. I advice you to play it by barre chords :)

Tunning: DGCFAD

Tempo: 100

Intro:

G D

You give me untold riches to which I hatched a plan

G D

I drink myself to death just because I can

Gave me many choices I didn't understand

G D

Crawled across the floor I knew I couldn't stand

Chorus:

C G D

I can't lie to myself this way

C G D

I have to stand up and walk away

C G D

I can't lie to myself this way

C G D

I have to stand up and walk away

F G D

Stand up ×3

F G D

Stand up and walk

G D

Away...

Hard to watch you suffer, so hard to feel the pain

But you're wrapped so tight in your one block world

Too scared to make the change

Ask yourself this question while you're playing with your gun

Is your finger shaking on the trigger, are you really having fun?

Chorus:

I can't lie to myself today

I have to stand up and walk away

I can't lie to myself this way

I have to stand up and walk away

Stand up ×3

Stand up and walk

Away

Bridge:

G D

Stop talking

Try listening

C D

To what I'm trying to say

If you're walking

You're breathing

C D

Maybe you can make a change

You give me untold riches to which I hatched a plan

I drink myself to death just because I can

Now I'm judge and jury. Are you having so much fun

Sitting up there on your throne? I've only just begun

Chorus:

I can't lie to myself this way

I have to stand up and walk away

I can't lie to myself today

I have to stand up and walk away

Stand up ×3

Stand up and walk

Away

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